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An Egyptian transport burning after a direct hit from an Israeli tank during the Six Day War, June 5, 1967. New York Times
, quoting newly released interview, says the display of nuclear strength was a doomsday scenario not needed after IDF victory
One the eve of the Six Day War, with the country surrounded by enemies and unsure of its future, Israel developed a doomsday plan to detonate an atomic bomb in Egypt s Sinai Peninsula as a warning to the Arabs,
The New York Times reported Saturday.
The report was based on an interview conducted by leading Israeli nuclear scholar Avner Cohen with retired IDF brigadier general Itzhak Yaakov, who reportedly oversaw the plan. ....

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